Is this PC build good for streaming and recording?

[ClassicYeti]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jJPNnn

I already have the graphics card and I am using it. Along the road, I will upgrade it but not just yet.

I plan to stream 720p60 with x264 on OBS. Thank you

 

[Hlsgsz]

It's excellent for streaming bcuz of that CPU. Not great for gaming in general bcuz of that GPU, but i guess you know that.

I've ammende your build:
- that PSU was bad
- I've added an SSD as that is a must. if low on cash atleast get the 120gb variant it's about 30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $642.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 10:29 EDT-0400

 

[Zerk2012]

A SSD is not a must on a budget build and wastes money that could be spent on the video card.
For recording game play you need 2 hard drives one with the game on it and anouther to record to.
Your slacking a bit on the video card.

 

[Hlsgsz]

However, it makes no sense to not get the latest generation. I strongly suggest you consider this better build. I removed the SSD so you may directly compare it to what you had:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($297.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $545.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 10:39 EDT-0400

This does contain the better PSU, though.

 

[LetsPlayThisBro]

I have the same CPU, but I put it on a Z board so I can overclock it. If you have no plans on overclocking it's fine, but in my view I'd rather have the option and not use it, than to want the option and not have it.

 

[Zerk2012]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HY7H9W
Same price range.

 

[ClassicYeti]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HY7H9W
Same price range.

What if I got an i5 and streamed using the QuickSync encoder? Is that worth it?

 

[LetsPlayThisBro]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HY7H9W
Same price range.

What if I got an i5 and streamed using the QuickSync encoder? Is that worth it?

Personally I don't think you need hyperthreading/i7 unless you plan on encoding videos for upload to services like YouTube, I think an i5 with 4 cores is enough for gaming/streaming. Streaming is more reliant on internet speed, however, if you're using OBS/QuickSync it might be worth the i7 just to handle the added load. Perhaps you can save a few bucks going with the i5 chip and then get an encoding card, especially if you're only shooting for 720p.

 

[Hlsgsz]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HY7H9W
Same price range.

What if I got an i5 and streamed using the QuickSync encoder? Is that worth it?

I don't think you can do that. The quicksync encoder only works while you are using your iGPU and not you discrete GPU.
An i7 is teh way to go for streaming.

 

[ClassicYeti]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HY7H9W
Same price range.

What if I got an i5 and streamed using the QuickSync encoder? Is that worth it?

Personally I don't think you need hyperthreading/i7 unless you plan on encoding videos for upload to services like YouTube, I think an i5 with 4 cores is enough for gaming/streaming. Streaming is more reliant on internet speed, however, if you're using OBS/QuickSync it might be worth the i7 just to handle the added load. Perhaps you can save a few bucks going with the i5 chip and then get an encoding card, especially if you're only shooting for 720p.

Thank you for your input.
I will be getting the new Skylake i5 6600k as many people I know have it and have no problems streaming the games I want to. Also, it is future proof with the socket and DDR4 RAM, and I am saving $100 dollars.

In half a year or later, I am planning to buy a new graphics card, perhaps an AMD one.

After that, I will upgrade to an i7 of the newer generation when it is released and when I have a bigger budget.

Thanks again.

 

[LetsPlayThisBro]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HY7H9W
Same price range.

What if I got an i5 and streamed using the QuickSync encoder? Is that worth it?

Personally I don't think you need hyperthreading/i7 unless you plan on encoding videos for upload to services like YouTube, I think an i5 with 4 cores is enough for gaming/streaming. Streaming is more reliant on internet speed, however, if you're using OBS/QuickSync it might be worth the i7 just to handle the added load. Perhaps you can save a few bucks going with the i5 chip and then get an encoding card, especially if you're only shooting for 720p.

Thank you for your input.
I will be getting the new Skylake i5 6600k as many people I know have it and have no problems streaming the games I want to. Also, it is future proof with the socket and DDR4 RAM, and I am saving $100 dollars.

In half a year or later, I am planning to buy a new graphics card, perhaps an AMD one.

After that, I will upgrade to an i7 of the newer generation when it is released and when I have a bigger budget.

Thanks again.

One bit of advice I give people when speaking of upgrades, always ask yourself first and foremost, what will this upgrade let me do after it, that I can't do now. More often than not you'll see people upgrade just to get the newest and shiny-ist products. Example: I have a GTX 970 and it's tempting to look to selling it and upgrading to a 1070 or even 1080, but the monitor I'm using is 1080p 60hz, so I don't really need more GPU power to drive my games. So I'm waiting till the 1100-series of Nvidia or if AMD puts something really compelling out after I upgrade my monitor I'll consider that as well.

Point being, if I were in your shoes I'd consider getting a PCI- Streaming card as a later upgrade rather than feeling compelled to move from an i5 to i7, it will take some of the work load off of the CPU and not make you upgrade maybe both the chip and mobo.

Good luck, when you're done I'd like to see what you finally settled on if you want to PM me with that.

 

[TerryLaze]

I don't think you can do that. The quicksync encoder only works while you are using your iGPU and not you discrete GPU.
An i7 is teh way to go for streaming.

Quick sync used to work very well with my amd card,you can see QSVhelper running in process Hacker,doesn't work now with my nvidia,well it does work but it adds a lot of GPU overhead to the recording lowering the FPS considerably.
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As for the topic starter, get a good i5 and put the rest of the budget to a better GPU,shadowplay is awesome and doesn't influence FPS,it's not 1999 anymore, no need to do recording on your CPU cores or getting capture cards.
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